O`ver*cast" (?), v. t.
1.
To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.
Dryden.
2.
To compute or rate too high. Bacon.
3. (Sewing)
To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
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O`ver*cast", v. t. (Bookbinding)
To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another.
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